I chose this picture because I have a lot of investment in
this subject. In the last three months of my life drunk driving has been more
real to me than the last seventeen years I’ve been alive. On November 4, 2011 I
lost a really great friend due to some bad choices. The driver of the car was
intoxicated when my best friend from elementary school, middle school, and most
of high school was ejected onto the pavement. Her life was abruptly taken away
from her because of an ignorant driver who thought he was invincible. I think
this situation occurs way too often. Too many people think that they have not
had “that many.” They get behind the wheel of a car and harm others’ lives.
These people do not understand how many people they are putting in danger. They
do not even realize they are putting themselves in danger. This ad shows just
how devastating a drunk driving wreck can really be. The wreck brings devastation
to many people. In our case, it brought mourning to the whole town. Jaela was a
legend, and everyone knew her. She made friends with everyone so this person
hurt many more people than himself. The ad that I chose wasn’t nice about the
topic. The photographer was obviously trying to get everyone’s attention. It
sure did work for me. It brings out how really stupid someone can be. I am
tired of some people not taking this as seriously as it is. It is not just
ignorant. It is not just careless. It is heartless. If you can intoxicate
yourself and drive out on the public streets then you are showing just how
selfish you are. I have a strong opinion about this because I have recently had
to experience heartbreak and look into the eyes of the heartbroken parents that
had to bury their daughter too soon. This ad is definitely harsh, but I think that
it does its job when it comes to getting a point across. I do not think you
should take drunk driving lightly and this advertisement shows that some people
agree with me. When it comes to driving under the influence you should not be
worried about offending anyone. Your life is at stake every day because of the “idiots”
that decide they can operate such a machine even if their body or mind is not
in the right place.
Thesis: In response to the death of many, this advertisement
creates some sort of emotional release for those of us who fear sharing the roads
with ignorant, self-consumed drunk drivers who decide to put many lives at
risk.
Savannah,
ReplyDeleteYou've taken a good first step here in your thesis statement. I do want to caution that you not get lost in the larger topic of drunk driving, but zoom in on this one visual image and the story it is telling about the larger issue. If you can keep the image always in your head, I think you can have a good, focused, compelling paper. One criticism I wanted to offer for your thesis statement is to watch out for words like "some" and "sort of" (and others like that) because these terms are vague and don't give the reader a clear picture of what you are trying to say. Use language that defines the boundaries of what you want to talk about, define the emotional release.